North Korea's nuclear situation is "tricky", says Donald Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone on Friday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the situation in North Korea and the security plan ahead of the Olympic Games.

At a subsequent meeting in the Oval Office with North Korean defectors, Trump characterized as "tricky" the effort to pressure North Korea to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.

Trump and Abe discussed an expanded missile defense system and other measure to boost Japan's defenses.

In a written statement, the White House said the call with Moon centered on human rights in North Korea, as well as the Olympics.

"Before we start, I just had a phone call with the president of South Korea, President Moon. And, they are in dialogue, at least as it concerns the Olympics. And that's a good thing; not a bad thing. And we had a great call. I also spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan and we also had a very good call. So, it's a very tricky situation. We're going to find out how it goes but we think the Olympics will go very nicely and after that, who knows? We'll find out. We're going to find out pretty soon, I suspect," Trump said.